Axlebox Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 http://www.newcastlemodelrailway.org.uk/exhibition Less than a week to go before the Newcastle show...in Gateshead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 http://www.newcastlemodelrailway.org.uk/exhibition Less than a week to go before the Newcastle show...in Gateshead. What was that? Less than a week to go to the Newcastle show. Would that be the show that's at Gateshead International Stadium? I've heard it's a very good show with an excellent selection of very interesting stuff but with very little coverage on the interwebby. Any good layouts there? I'm particularly interested in the Tyne Dock to Consett route during the mid 1950's to mid 1960's. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Pourcy As luck would have it there is indeed a rather spanking good layout set on the Tyne Dock to Consett line attending...why not mosey along and get yourself a front seat to watch the trains go by at Blackgill. I hear the iron ore train (topped and tailed by 9Fs) is a sight to behold... Also, Newcastle is just the sort of town for that little after show tipple on Saturday night. A/box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Top Tit Tip. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 ...no problems Pourcy. Whilst you're there why not check out some of the other excellent layouts that are attending this years show in the Gateshead Stadium. Also, you could take time to perambulate amongst the many traders attending, I hear the Tanfield Railway have an excellent selection of photographs of yesteryear. A/box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Gordon Bennett! What are you two on these days..... That routine is straight out of the music hall.... Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Gordon Bennett! What are you two on these days..... That routine is straight out of the music hall.... Dave. Better not ask Dave...... Would be much more helpful if they would give us chapter and verse which layouts (apart from Blackgill) and traders are there, and is there car parking at the stadium? What time does it open etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Hello Pete Yes you can bring your car should you wish, and close by there is ample room to park it up for the duration of your stay. I'm lead to believe there is a rather splendid French themed layout attending which has even been featured on television, and so to get you in a 'French' mood I've found this short french film... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rI35gk6UTk I'm sorry to say I have no connection with the Newcastle Model railway club, although I did once win their after show quiz, so I can only offer you the information on their website...which indicates they are open at a civilized time on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of November. Hopefully Pourcy will have some more enlightening information to hand... A/Box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 That routine is straight out of the music hall.... Thank you for your most Spendiferrous yet Borborygmi, both Babalevante and Ambisinistrous contribution. Having mentioned the possibility of attending the show to my Granmama, it seemed to ignite a memory as she proceeded to rummage through her ample Victorian drawers and pulled out the attached. She claims it is some promotional literature for the once famed after show quiz & social interaction entertainment. She tells me she once made an appearance many years ago and received a personal escort home by a member of the local constabulary. The more I learn about this show the more I feel the need to attend. It's either that or continue my research into Peat-Fired Open-Cycle Gas Turbines. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted November 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2015 Well, being as it appears there is to be ample stabling for a horseless carriage, if it pleases the organisers and the most generous exhibitors I shall endeavour to attend upon the sabbath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 All this gaudiloquency makes one giddy with excitement. Also, the North Eastern Railway Association will be there with their fine array of books on subjects that are at the same time both Northern and Eastern. A/Box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I wish I could pronounce those words let alone understand them.... Thanks for a good laugh on a dull morning guys. Dave Franks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted November 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2015 http://www.newcastlemodelrailway.org.uk/exhibition Less than a week to go before the Newcastle show...in Gateshead. Gateshead? GATESHEAD? And here's me spent the last ten years searching the streets of Newcastle for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 ,,,have I mentioned the Newcastle show is this weekend? ...and the show begins at 10 both days ending at 6 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday... According to their website the layouts attending this year are... Acton Parkway 00 Alwinton 00 Artendent 00Aston Magna N Blackgill S4 Dalmally EM Hungerford EM Kilbrandon S Londonderry Goods 0 Lower Pick Purse 0 Melton Mowbray(North) NMonkchester N New Hey EM Nicholston Harbour N Pempoul 1/50Penny Lane 0 ...and the traders attending are advertised as... Tanfield Railway, John Owens, Triangman, Trains and Planes, Locomotion, Alex Scott T/A accurate scale models, Smart Models, Junction Box, RCTS, NERA and High Level Kits, Hobby Holidays, Grosmont Bookshop, My Loco Sounds, Model Tree Scenes/ Country Scenes, Dave Alexander, Contikits, Pooleys Puffers, Graham Easton and Nick Tozer. Layouts4U, Finishing Touches, Videoscene, Durham Trains of Stanley and our second hand stall. ...and if you don't want the hassle of having to find somewhere to park your motorcar in Newcastle, fear not as the exhibition is in Gateshead and there is an abundance of car parking close at hand, Also, the 'Metro; rapid transit system runs trains every ten of minutes to Gateshead Stadium station, which is but a jaunt from the actual stadium...so if you arrive by Train at Newcastle Central station then alight, head underground, and you're just 2 station stops away... If you walk, you get the chance of observing the last semaphore signal on Tyneside...which is behind a tree and in the grounds of a factory...I'm sure Pourcy will have a picture of it somewhere... A/box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 ,,,have I mentioned the Newcastle show is this weekend? Not that I can recall. Would that be the show mentioned here? http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/events/10685-NewcastleandDistrictModelRailwaySociety_Tyneside2015ModelRailwayExhibition ...and the show begins at 10 both days ending at 6 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday... Oh!,During the hours of daylight. That is a positive. According to their website the layouts attending this year are... Acton Parkway 00 Alwinton 00 Artendent 00 Aston Magna N Blackgill S4 Dalmally EM Hungerford EM Kilbrandon S Londonderry Goods 0 Lower Pick Purse 0 Melton Mowbray(North) N Monkchester N New Hey EM Nicholston Harbour N Pempoul 1/50 Penny Lane 0 Is there anywhere I could layout? My feet become painful after I've been on them for a while. A lie down next to that Penny Lane sounds relaxing. Perhaps you could arrange something? I'll avoid that Blackbill. He seems a tad suspicious. ...and the traders attending are advertised as... Tanfield Railway, John Owens, Triangman, Trains and Planes, Locomotion, Alex Scott T/A accurate scale models, Smart Models, Junction Box, RCTS, NERA and High Level Kits, Hobby Holidays, Grosmont Bookshop, My Loco Sounds, Model Tree Scenes/ Country Scenes, Dave Alexander, Contikits, Pooleys Puffers, Graham Easton and Nick Tozer. Layouts4U, Finishing Touches, Videoscene, Durham Trains of Stanley and our second hand stall. One of the few occasions you can meet Mr Alexander to purchase some of his many and wondrous loco kits and peruse his many and varied accessories. I'm also told you can inspect some very shapely bodies moving around on slinky chassis courtesy of a vendor that takes his name from a local bridge. My Granny told me to beware of temptations of the flesh and as it's some time since I visited a model railway Exhibitions I hadn't realized traders were now using such advanced sale techniques as bikini clad sales staff. ...and if you don't want the hassle of having to find somewhere to park your motorcar in Newcastle, fear not as the exhibition is in Gateshead and there is an abundance of car parking close at hand, How reassuring to know that there is a plenitude of spaces set aside to temporarily store ones motorcar at no charge without resorting to restricting the width of the Queens carriageway. I can rest easy in the knowledge that the number 93 bus service (run by Go North East Bus Services and has stops directly outside of the Exhibition Venue and is only a 6 minute ride from Gateshead transport interchange) will not be impeded. Also, the 'Metro; rapid transit system runs trains every ten of minutes to Gateshead Stadium station, which is but a jaunt from the actual stadium...so if you arrive by Train at Newcastle Central station then alight, head underground, and you're just 2 station stops away... ...and what a lovely junket it could be. After alighting from your carriage you can scan the western skyline across the vista that was once British Railways Tyneside Central Freight Depot whist noting the juxtaposition of the original cobbles on which your feet rest and the modern architecture through which you will pass for the next five minutes or so to reach your destination. My granny always says, "It is not the destination but the journey that matters". Dearest A/box, could you offer advice as how to ease my tender feet after such travels? If you walk, you get the chance of observing the last semaphore signal on Tyneside...which is behind a tree and in the grounds of a factory...I'm sure Pourcy will have a picture of it somewhere... Is this what you meant? A Tyneside tree yesterday. P (In anticipation). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 What an interesting tree Pourcy, and how well mown the grass is thereabouts... However twas not the tree I had in mind as my tree is hereabouts... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.9633805,-1.591297,3a,75y,271.74h,104.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svInBza0Km6AOXIIBTS9oaA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 ...now if this newfangled interweb malarkey works, somewhere in this picture is an upper quadrant home signal...in a factory car park Also, I have to 'level' with you Pourcy I'm sure your tree has appeared in train pictures going back at least 80 years... A/box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 However twas not the tree I had in mind as my tree is hereabouts... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.9633805,-1.591297,3a,75y,271.74h,104.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svInBza0Km6AOXIIBTS9oaA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 Dear Betty (Box), If only I had the presence of mind to place my digibox in my waistcoat I could have photographed your tree not but ten minutes since, for I was traversing the near bye Shearlegs Road. Whilst passing (wind), it was noted that you were not in your tree so I deduced you must have been out of it. Speaking of famed British film producers: Grandmother was minded of this clip of film from yesteryear when the Newcastle Model Railway Exhibition used to be held in Newcastle. She tells me that the person speaking about adult hobbies from about the forty second mark was a gentleman and showed very good taste in green jumpers. She also remembers that he wore very smart shoes. I'm sure I've seen him before? I think it was in Yorkshire but there is a possibility it could have been Lancashire. By pure coincidence Ted Trees can be seen in the opening shot! Also, I have to 'level' with you Pourcy I'm sure your tree has appeared in train pictures going back at least 80 years... Gadzooks you may well be right. I seem to think it has appeared in historic publications many times before but as a sapling it is barely recognizable in it's sylvan setting. Please excuse the brevity of my communique as I am currently activly engaged supervising a Covhop breeding programme. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Competition Time ...a half pint of Williams Brothers beer/ale/larger http://www.williamsbrosbrew.com/ will be awarded to the first person to name this locoshed...the rules are (unlike most competitions) fairly simple...Pourcy and his affiliates are banned and the prize will only be presented in a public house that has one of Williams brothers beers on tap...and only if I have enough cash to purchase the aforementioned beer... Also, there is at least one public house on Tyneside that has a Williamson's beer on tap... https://www.facebook.com/TheFreeTradeInn/ A/box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Dear Betty (Box), If only I had the presence of mind to place my digibox in my waistcoat I could have photographed your tree not but ten minutes since, for I was traversing the near bye Shearlegs Road. Whilst passing (wind), it was noted that you were not in your tree so I deduced you must have been out of it. Speaking of famed British film producers: Grandmother was minded of this clip of film from yesteryear when the Newcastle Model Railway Exhibition used to be held in Newcastle. She tells me that the person speaking about adult hobbies from about the forty second mark was a gentleman and showed very good taste in green jumpers. She also remembers that he wore very smart shoes. I'm sure I've seen him before? I think it was in Yorkshire but there is a possibility it could have been Lancashire. By pure coincidence Ted Trees can be seen in the opening shot! Gadzooks you may well be right. I seem to think it has appeared in historic publications many times before but as a sapling it is barely recognizable in it's sylvan setting. Please excuse the brevity of my communique as I am currently activly engaged supervising a Covhop breeding programme. P Can I say, I don't remember giving my permission for you to post moving pictures of my WD in the opening shots or indeed the Q6 in a later shot. I think I maybe due repeat fees for this showing, I will get onto my agent first thing in the morning. But seriously, it was nice to see an old friend John Helmsley behind Martin Nield, long passed away and much missed. It must have been the very early 90s when we were at the Guild hall with John's layout 'Farndale'. Dave Franks Who is much older than he looks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I will get onto my agent first thing in the morning. All fees due from original poster. Your agent doesn't look very switched on to me. Good look. Dave Franks Who is much older than he looks. "Who am I to disagree", as a young A. Lennox once said. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Competition Time A quiz. What a wizard idea. With a prize to boot. First Class. Having just told my Grandmother of your intention she has stated that she too will offer a prize to anybody who can find a photograph of my tree as a sapling. The trophy she will donate shall be fifteen feet of her superior quality 1926 undergarment elastic. She assures me it is perfect for powering any embryonic model railway locomotive that one is in the progress of erecting. Talking of wizard's, garments and old people... No... Better not go there... P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 new hey may look like this (or may not) https://youtu.be/3YmhXMCBvZE I understand that much of the aforementioned 'tipple' will be enjoyed by the boys over the weekend which may (or may not) affect the operation and aroma of the layout :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raised On Steam Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 What an interesting tree Pourcy, and how well mown the grass is thereabouts... However twas not the tree I had in mind as my tree is hereabouts... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.9633805,-1.591297,3a,75y,271.74h,104.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svInBza0Km6AOXIIBTS9oaA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 ...now if this newfangled interweb malarkey works, somewhere in this picture is an upper quadrant home signal...in a factory car park Also, I have to 'level' with you Pourcy I'm sure your tree has appeared in train pictures going back at least 80 years... A/box That sadly isn't a factory any more, it's an indoor skate park/BMX course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 it's an indoor skate park/BMX course. But an indoor skate park with a history. If only walls that remain could tell tales. For from that site the High Level Bridge sprung forth, following in the path of many a George Wright Hawkes claw hammer. My Granny tells me it was Hawkes men that did for Napoleon in Wellingtons hour of need at Waterloo and in among those factory walls, an injured set rider in the companies employ, wrote the immortal words to Blaydon Races. Once Hawkes had moved onto "better things", Railway locomotives were built thereabouts by the N.E.R. and once Locomotive erection and Permanent Way assembly had ceased, a distant relative of Hawkes moved back to sight and erected a manufactory that manufactured of all things... FACTORIES. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Mr Franks...I've just watched Pourcy's video and at 2:47 there is a bloke that looks the 'spit and dab' of your goodself...only with ever so slightly more hair... Also, hes a bit younger than you... A/Box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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